Duck coop flooring

[Kiki to Nana]

Hey

Question about flooring for our duck coop. It's not very big but it's good for our 4 ducks, we have insulation on the bottom to help with winter months. Only problem is one of them seems to eat it(doesn't seem to be a problem so far but it's not ideal) water soaks under and it can become a mess.

Is it better to just remove it and place our aspen bedding onto the wood flooring? I don't want to jeopardize the flooring consistently getting wet and I want it to be as warm as possible for them.

 

[cavemanrich]

I am not sure I understand the insulation part. Are you using the Pink Panther fiberglass insulation loosely on the floor??? Well you wont get fiberglass eggs, but that stuff is not intended to be eaten. My suggestion for floor is wood, cement, or earth ground, covered with straw, hay, or pine shavings/chips. If the medium gets wet, then remove and replace/replenish. You will want to replace with clean on your terms when it gets loaded with droppings.
WISHING YOU BEST

 

[MillersFarm]

Ducks are very hardy birds and dont needas much insulation as chickens in the winter.. I'd get rid of all that insulation and throw it out! All you need is a wooden floor and some straw/hay for them to lay in

 

[Kiki to Nana]

I am not sure I understand the insulation part. Are you using the Pink Panther fiberglass insulation loosely on the floor??? Well you wont get fiberglass eggs, but that stuff is not intended to be eaten. My suggestion for floor is wood, cement, or earth ground, covered with straw, hay, or pine shavings/chips. If the medium gets wet, then remove and replace/replenish. You will want to replace with clean on your terms when it gets loaded with droppings.
WISHING YOU BEST

It's foamboard. We had double layered. Someone seems to think it's a treat.

We will just completely remove it then.

 

[chickens really]

Just plywood with pine shavings is all that's needed ...Also Ducks do not need food and water at night...Keep that outside....

 

[Sara Ranch]

A timely post!

My duckies have taken to eating the styrofoam off the house. It doesn't seem to hurt them and they poop it out. I cover up the styrofoam but they still seem to find access. I block access, they find a new spot.

Their coop has a wood plywood floor, is on a slope, and the underneath is accessible. [For now, the chickens can hide under it. It will eventually be closed off for predator reasons.] I am planning to put the styrofoam insulation on the floor and plywood over it. Then I plan to put straw or sand.

I love the sand method. So easy to clean up! Just not sure if the duckies will be ok with it as active teenagers that like to mate often.

I don't know what your temps and your winds are like in the winter. My personal suggestion is to put plywood OVER the insulation, then your bedding - straw or sand. The plywood would keep the duckies from eating it.